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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri State Highway Patrol says a teenager died while fleeing from police in Columbia.
Seventeen-year-old Hayden Holt, of Hallsville, died in the crash early Friday.
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The patrol said Holt was fleeing when his car went off a city street, hit a utility pole and overturned. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Columbia Police spokesman Jeff Pitts said the chase began after Holt committed a traffic violation.
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